Jonathan Aird

Rising Appalachia “Lady Liberty” – and thus was a nation forged…

September 8, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s sometimes difficult to square the love of Americana music with what’s reported in the endless news cycle of the latest empty gestures, duplicitous lies, gratuitous fawning, snake oil salesmanship and downright adherence to wrongheaded and […]

Jonah Kagen “You Again” – like a bad penny?

September 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Jonah Kagen’s debut album is put today, it’s called “Sunflowers And Leather” and this song, ‘You Again‘, is the most recent single from it. Jonah Kagen took a big life swerve when a relationship ended – […]

Track Premiere: Jennie Arnau “Mabel”

September 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

On one level, Jennie Arnau explains, ‘Mabel‘ is a song about a cat: “I started ‘Mabel’ because my little cat Mabel passed away,” she shares, elaborating that while Mabel wasn’t very friendly, she was adored by […]

Dallas Burrow “Colorado Bound” – Oh, don’t you leave me here

September 3, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s the latest single from “The Way The West Was Won”, Dallas Burrow’s latest album which is out September 26th on Forty Below Records. ‘Colorado Bound‘ is a finger-picked ballad, which has a timeless nostalgia to […]

Cruise Control “Like A Bell” – get ready for the get down

September 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Sometimes, and we may have mentioned this before, Americana UK gets accused of being too serious. Let’s unpack that (as the kids, and their elders, like to say). Fundamentally, there is nothing as such wrong with […]

For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”

August 17, 2026 0

Co-written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman for The Flying Burrito Brothers’ 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, Sin City features one of the best lines in the whole of popular music. “On the […]

Waylon Payne album cover art for Wayward 2026

Waylon Payne “Wayward”

August 17, 2026 0

A fantastic-sounding third album from the ‘outlaw prince’ treats us to some great songs and a sublime band. One of the first things that strikes you about this record is just how good it sounds. Many […]

Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September

August 17, 2026 0

Kelly Hunt’s last album, Ozark Symphony, was one of the highlights of 2023. Now, the Memphis native, returns with her third release, Requiem for a Sleepless Night, which will be issued on Compass Records on 18th […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Rising Appalachia “Lady Liberty” – and thus was a nation forged…

Jonah Kagen “You Again” – like a bad penny?

Track Premiere: Jennie Arnau “Mabel”

Dallas Burrow “Colorado Bound” – Oh, don’t you leave me here

Cruise Control “Like A Bell” – get ready for the get down

For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”

Waylon Payne “Wayward”

Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September

Sheryl Crow to release 12th album in the Autumn

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Natalie Del Carmen